Should We Pay People to Improve Their Health? Healthcare Triage News

The video discusses a study from the New England Journal of Medicine on financial incentives for smoking cessation. Four programs were tested: two individual and two collective. The individual programs offered direct payments, while the collective programs involved group dynamics. Participation was higher in reward-based programs compared to deposit-based ones. Quit rates were higher in all incentive programs than in usual care, with the collaborative rewards program being the most effective. The cost per quit varied across programs, with collaborative rewards being the most cost-effective. The video concludes by questioning the value of these programs compared to other healthcare expenses.

Why did participants prefer the rewards program over the deposit programs?

What was the cost for each six-month quit in the individual rewards program?